Clay storage jars on display
Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens, GreeceMaterial: Fired clay (earthenware)
Date range: 6th century AD
Origin: Myrsinidessa basilica, Stamata, Attica, Greece
Two large, unglazed terracotta storage jars, typically known as pithoi.
The left vessel is more elongated with a narrower mouth, identified as a clay storage jar from a Hellenistic tomb near the basilica of Stomati, Attica. The right jar is rounder with a wider opening, which shows cross-stamp imprints at shoulder level.
Both vessels reflect utilitarian forms typical of late antique domestic and ecclesiastical contexts.
Two 6th-century clay storage jars from Myrsinidessa basilica, Stamata, Attica
Taken on Monday 01st of July 2019
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6th century AD
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